Wolfenstein 3D Will Be Playable in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

The first level of Wolfenstein 3D was playable as an easter egg called "Nightmare," found in the resistance hideout toward the beginning. In the upcoming standalone expansion The Old Blood, more of the classic shooter will be available to play.

"There are nine Nightmare levels in The Old Blood – one for each chapter in the game," Gustafsson confirmed on the Bethesda blog. According to him, a number of changes have been made to make the extra replayable.

"As soon as you wake up from a Nightmare – by dying, by completing the level or by using the new “wake up” option — you will always be able to go back to bed and enter the Nightmare again," he said.

Re-created in The Old Blood by a designer using the original Wolf3d data and tilemap, Gustafsson explains that the entire "first episode" of Wolfenstein 3D will be available to play throughout The Old Blood, including the boss fight with Hans Grosse and the secret tenth floor.